Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
10/25/2024 | Press release | Archived content
UK Merger Control
October 25, 2024
Microsoft/Inflection Sets the Roadmap for CMA Analysis of "Acquihire" Transactions
The UK Competition and Markets Authority ("CMA")'s Microsoft/Inflection decision (published yesterday) is the first published decision by a competition authority assessing a so-called "acquihire" transaction. It gives valuable insight into how the CMA will analyse similarly structured transactions in the future.